white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
white horse; unrefined sake
white stone; white (go pieces)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
pale; pallid; bluish-white
white makeup powder; (face) powder
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
with no effort at all; easily
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
white paper (government report)
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
(plain) hot water; boiled water
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to be selected (from among many people)
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
white fish; fish with white flesh
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
gray or silver haired (grey)
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
albino Japanese rat snake
white (complexion); fair-skinned
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
black and white; right and wrong
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
heavy snowfall; white devil
motorcycle police; white-colored police motorcycle
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
naughty; mischievous; unruly
complete revocation; total retraction
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
pale; pallid; inexperienced; immature; face without makeup
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers); Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
snow-white; pure; immaculate
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware
sobriety; soberness; sober face
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
to select someone (out of many people)
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
amusing; funny; interesting
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
grayish white; greyish white
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
blank period; window period; interregnum
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
color of water after washing rice (colour)
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
white supremacy; white supremacism
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
reverse printing; printing only the background; reverse-printed motif; reverse-printed text
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to fade; to discolour; to discolor
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
light bulb; incandescent light bulb
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
white lotus; purity; pure heart
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
expression; confession; utterance
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
white knight; knight in shining armor
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
head with grey hair (gray); grey head
blank ballot; white ballot
autumn (from the five elements in Chinese philosophy)
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
bleaching; whitening; chlorosis; albinism
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
daydream; waking dream; fantasy
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)
whitebait; elver (young eel)
glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus); burgomaster
nickel and copper alloy; cupronickel; nickel coin
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
Venus (planet); thick silk thread; refined sugar; white rice jelly; variety of sweet potato
white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
white spot; bright spot; facula; vitiligo; leukoderma
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
unlicensed taxi; unlicensed cab
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
White Army (any of the armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution)
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
candidly revealing (secrets); revelation; disclosure; confession
white collar; white lapel
outline map; blank map; base map
carte blanche; blank check; blank cheque; unconditional authority
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
hair dye (for graying hair)
Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)
white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
clear weather; being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved; having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of
idle time; down time; window period
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
yellowish-white; pale yellow
white spring onion; white scallion
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
acute myelocytic leukemia; AML
refining; polishing (of rice)
white sash; white belt; leukorrhoea
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption
Trichophyton fungus (dermatophyte that causes ringworm, etc.)
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
blank power of attorney; carte blanche
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
to put a damper on proceedings (at a meeting, party, etc.)
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
to play (baseball, softball, etc.)
marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant
quercus myrsinifolia; bamboo Leaved Oak; quercus myrsinaefolia
white bush clover; Lysimachia fortunei (species of loosestrife)
Aries (1st zodiacal sign); the Ram
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner
upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
dark blue cloth with white splash patterns
sharp parting remark; parting threat
black-and-white television
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides); great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
any butterfly of family Pieridae (incl. the white butterflies and the sulfur butterflies)
white charcoal; charcoal used for tea ceremony
white label; white tag; white card (in karuta); blank card; honour awarded to samurai in Tosa
leucism; pigmentation loss
spotless smooth-hound (Mustelus griseus)
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north); white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch; surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white
(with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword
white cloth or kimono with black or indigo splash patterns
clear; evident; obvious; white
albino Japanese rat snake
source of protein; protein source
white Lolita (fashion style)
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
openly and in broad daylight
reverse video; white-on-black; white and black inversion
white shoes (for use during the summer)
Shiraume Gakuen University
snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Shiraume Student Nurse Corps (Okinawa, 1945)
standard white registration plate with green characters (used for private cars)
Shiranami Gonin Otoko (common name for the play Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e)
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
mildew; white mould (e.g. Penicillium camemberti); white mold
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
liquid face-whitening makeup
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
tripe; cow rumen; white flesh (of fruit)
eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east)
smelling of face powder; coquettish; resembling the atmosphere of nightlife business
unpunctuated Chinese texts
(arch.) starched white uniform worn by menservants of government officials; something pasted with plain white paper (e.g. umbrella, lantern)
the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; (lit.) the dyer's white hakama
disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off
white peafowl (white variety of Indian peafowl)
chronic myelogenous (myeloid) leukemia; CML
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
amusing video; funny clip
Belarus; Belorussia; White Russia
dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima)
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
white spring onion; white scallion
space character; whitespace character; blank character
bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Hakuhō period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
white deep-fried kamaboko
Hakuchi era (650.2.15-654.10.?)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west)
honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa); honorary whites
whitish fawn (equine coat color)
ich (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) infection; white spot (protozoan infection of freshwater fish)
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
heated; white-hot; zealous; fervid
white sands and green pines; beautiful coastal scenery
white matter (e.g. in the brain); substantia alba
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware; (arch.) salt; (arch.) tofu; (arch.) white sake
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
(at the) peak of mischievousness; little demon (of children)
clear weather; being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved; having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of
white broth (esp. for ramen); broth without soy sauce (made by simmering bones)
facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable
contest between two groups; practice game with one team divided into two groups; intra-squad game
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon
growing old together (as a couple); white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)
flea-bitten gray (horse coat color); flea-bitten grey
polished rice; uncooked white rice
(arch.) starched white uniform worn by menservants of government officials; something pasted with plain white paper (e.g. umbrella, lantern)
white spring onion; white scallion
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
Dalmatian chrysanthemum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium); Dalmatian pyrethrum; Dalmatian pellitory
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
vitiligo; vitiligo vulgaris
any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)
white powder for use on the neck (e.g. by geisha)
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
simple scripted play (without music, dance, etc.)
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
Japanese wood poppy (Glaucidium palmatum)
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
dried bamboo; white bamboo
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
novel written in colloquial Chinese
tale featuring robbers; kabuki play featuring robbers
the road to paradise is a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed)
snow goose (Chen caerulescens); blue goose
ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
mildew; white mould (e.g. Penicillium camemberti); white mold
platinum wire loop (lab. equipment); inoculation loop; smear loop
white paper lantern used at funerals
white soy sauce; pale soy sauce made with more flour and less soy beans than regular soy sauce
sudden rain shower in a dust storm
actions and words (of an actor); one's lines
Oriental odd-tooth snake (Dinodon orientale); Japanese odd-tooth snake
Siberian thrush (Turdus sibiricus)
red and white sash; red and white belt
white-flowered camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
growing old together (as a couple); white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)
Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus)
cosmetics put on before going to bed
white cloth; empty land; empty lot; (arch.) respectable woman (as opposed to a prostitute)
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
many years of stress and anxiety (as would cause one's hair to grow white); (lit.) three-thousand jō of white hair (nine kilometers)
White Australia Policy (pre-1966 Australian immigration policy)
traditional high-grade white sugar
cultivar of pomelo (Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis)
snowrose (Serissa japonica); tree of a thousand stars; Japanese boxthorn
white mustard (Sinapis alba)
leukocytosis; hyperleukocytosis
muscovite; white mica; talc
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
snow white; refined sugar
mildew; white mould (e.g. Penicillium camemberti); white mold
baijiu (distilled Chinese alcohol, made from fermented grains)
atractylodes rhizome (used in herbal medicine)
white vinegar; plum vinegar made without perilla; dressing consisting of a dashi-diluted mixture of vinegar, ground sesame, tofu, sugar and salt
to amuse oneself; to be amused; to enjoy; to think fun
white tassel hung above the southwest corner of the ring
white person; whitey; honkie
white cloth or kimono with black or indigo splash patterns
sophistry; sophism; false syllogism
white paper lantern used at funerals
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
white dragon tile; shaved pubic area; person with little or no pubic hair
white mould cheese (e.g. Camembert)
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
lead poisoning (from old-fashioned white makeup powder)
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware; (arch.) salt; (arch.) tofu; (arch.) white sake
sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus); gray nurse shark
Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
narcissus anemone (Anemone narcissiflora); narcissus-flowered anemone
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth (flag of the Republic of China)
adrenoleukodystrophy; ALD
glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus); burgomaster
funny news story; entertaining news story
white return; white-paper income-tax return; type of income tax return filing which does not require maintaining accounting books
athlete's foot; foot ringworm; tinea pedis
sophism; sophistry; quibbling
declaration of a Buddhist service's purpose by the priest to Buddha and the people; stating the intent of a ceremony before the altar
giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver ear fungus
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
fear of having blank days (e.g. for a freelancer); fear of not having anything planned
distilled alcohol made from kaoliang
very truly yours; very respectfully yours
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet
senile cataract; age-related cataract
white sands and green pines; beautiful coastal scenery
feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens); white kerria
binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
group (gang) of naughty (mischievous) boys
celestial tower where poets, artists, etc. were said to go in the afterlife
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)
being proven guilty of a crime; having one's guilt for a crime made clear; (the) nature of offense being (becoming) clear
human leukocyte antigen; HLA
Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya (species of sedge)
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
to polish (rice); to refine; to purify
onychomycosis; tinea unguium
area outside an urban planning zone; no land-use zoning area
Hakurei (one of the eight major professional female titles of shogi)
generation of young people (esp. of the 1970s) apathetic about social issues
Raynaud's disease; white finger disease
windflower; anemone; white-haired old man; grey starling (gray)
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
skeletonization; being reduced to bones
red and white reversible cap
cerussite; white lead ore
White Army (any of the armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution)
albino Japanese rat snake
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
clear; evident; obvious; white
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
source of protein; protein source
great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna
beluga (Delphinapterus leucas); white whale; beluga whale
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus); Bewick's swan; whistling swan
silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
elongate ilisha (Ilisha elongata); Chinese herring
bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
shirasu; white pumiceous soil of southern Kyushu
white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata); shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)
broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata); shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
boiled whitebait; young sardines boiled in brine
Japanese whiting (Sillago japonica)
the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; (lit.) the dyer's white hakama
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware; (arch.) salt; (arch.) tofu; (arch.) white sake
ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
Parnassius stubbendorfii (species of swallowtail)
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing); dragon boat race
fishing for young anchovy, sardines, etc.
fun goods; joke products; novelty items
black-backed wagtail (Motacilla alba lugens)
thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)
sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
common pochard (Aythya ferina); pochard
Sorbus matsumurana (species of rowan)
white soy sauce; pale soy sauce made with more flour and less soy beans than regular soy sauce
Nikko fir (Abies homolepis)
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto); collared dove
narcissus anemone (Anemone narcissiflora); narcissus-flowered anemone
snow-covered rice paddy; field
White Australia Policy (pre-1966 Australian immigration policy)
bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
white person; whitey; honkie
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
funny story; interesting trivia; fun facts
white mould cheese (e.g. Camembert)
white mould cheese (e.g. Camembert)
Raynaud's disease; white finger disease
Raynaud's disease; white finger disease
web-spinner (any insect of order Embioptera, esp. family Oligotomidae)
web-spinner (any insect of order Embioptera, esp. family Oligotomidae)
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)
binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
protein hydrolysate; hydrolyzed protein
protein hydrolysate; hydrolyzed protein
scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah); scimitar-horned oryx
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
shrill voice; unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting; part of an unaccompanied poem (in noh)
low-density lipoprotein; LDL
collector urchin (Tripneustes gratilla)
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
human leukocyte antigen; HLA
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
white-handed gibbon; lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
bok choy (esp. cultivars with white stalks); pak choi
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus); whitetail deer
collared mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus); red-capped mangabey; white-collared mangabey
humble greeting at the beginning of a letter
degree of milling (of rice)
White Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s))
appeal; interest; humor; humour; fun; enjoyment
old people; becoming gray haired (grey)
champion of children's sumo
dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest while the paddies are still covered with snow
Store owner, at your service; Yours truly, the Store Owner
being returned (sent back) to the drawing board
fragrant styrax (Styrax obassia)
malus tschonoskii; white angel
strategy of close-quarters fighting
internal organs such as intestines used as food
internal organs such as intestines used as food
ordinary woman secretly engaged in prostitution (Edo period)
something indistinguishable or indistinct (like an egret in the snow)
platiniridium (alloy of platinum and iridium)
platinum black (black powdered platinum, often used as a catalyst)
platinum group metals; platinum group elements
short-sleeved kimono with a plain white backside
any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)
Order of the Precious Crown, Butterfly
white sake (presented as an offering to the gods)
AWGN; additive white gaussian noise
false virgin's lepidella (Amanita virgineoides)
Choenomeles lagenaria; shiroboke flowering quince
hasumijiro camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
light chestnut (horse coat color)
hemoprotein; haemoprotein
green fluorescent protein; GFP
German silver; nickel silver
Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis (bok choy and cabbage hybrid)
white diamond shape; white diamond signal shape (marine safety context)
white diamond shape; white diamond signal shape (marine safety context)
to die (of a poet, artist, etc.)
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) fox pups have white cheeks
visible breath (i.e. when it's cold); frosty breath; white breath
contract-free mobile phone; unprogrammed cellphone; mobile telephone without an assigned number
contract-free mobile phone; unprogrammed cellphone; mobile telephone without an assigned number
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
stairs at the front of a noh stage, which go over the white gravel separating the audience from the stage
Aspergillus kawachii; Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi; white kōji mould, used in shōchū production
polymorphonuclear leukocyte; polymorphonuclear leucocyte
leukocoria; leukokoria; amaurotic cat's eye
chloroplatinic acid; hexachloroplatinic acid
low-density lipoprotein; LDL
red and white-speckled silica
bright yellow-green tinged with grey
pale red tinged with grey
periventricular leukomalacia (leucomalacia)
dish of spicy boiled pork, usu. served with slices of cucumber
Sichuan sliced spicy garlic pork; boiled pork slices with sauce
steamed unflavoured glutinous rice; mochi rice
leukorrhoea; leucorrhoea; leukorrhea; leucorrhea; mucous discharge from female genitals
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryō system); commoner; servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryō system); commoner; servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
fluorescent whitening agent; fluorescent brightener; fluorescent bleach
time flies; (lit.) like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi)
dried Chinese onion bulb (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
wake (of a ship); going missing without a trace
wake (of a ship); going missing without a trace
bleaching and fixing solution
Three Peaks of Mount Haku (Gozengamine, Kengamine, Oonanjimine)
white person complex; admiration for the appearance and lifestyle of the people in Europe, the US, etc.
unlicensed commercial truck; commercial truck operating with white license plates
pale; faded; discolored; straw-colored; light brown
tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
cretification; cretifaction chalking
lobotomy; leucotomy; frontal lobotomy; frontal leucotomy
ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
bovine leukemia (former name for enzootic bovine leukosis)
European silver birch (Betula pendula); European white birch
placer platinum; platinum placer
Moby-Dick (1851 novel by Herman Melville)
Hakutsuru (brand of sake)
Confessiones (St. Augustine of Hippo); Les Confessions (Rousseau)
The Legend of the Moby Dick (television series)
Mejiro University College
White Paper Revolution (2022 COVID-19 protests in China); A4 Revolution
The Idiot (1868 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Shirasawa Station (Kagoshima)
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; white croaker
white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
white-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
white-browed crake (species of rail, Porzana cinerea)
white-browed crake (species of rail, Porzana cinerea)
long-tailed jaeger; long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
stone marten; beech marten (Martes foina)
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
white fir (Abies concolor)
common goldeneye (species of duck, Bucephala clangula)
Pieris melete (species of cabbage white butterfly)
mulberry root bark (Morus alba)
black guillemot (Cepphus grylle); tystie
Taraxacum albidum (species of white dandelion)
Chionarctia nivea (species of ermine moth)
Hakusan rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
whooping crane (Grus americana)
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos); gray reef shark; blacktail reef shark
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)
smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)
snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus); Rocky Mountain goat
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
black marlin (Makaira indica)
Japanese glass shrimp (Pasiphaea japonica)
Japanese glass shrimp (Pasiphaea japonica)
Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam
Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam
Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam
black-veined white (species of butterfly, Aporia crataegi)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Shirouma shrew (Sorex hosonoi shiroumanus)
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris); white-lipped deer
eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)
hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)
Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia); black dolphin
white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)
dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus)
big-footed myotis (Myotis macrodactylus); eastern long-fingered bat; Japanese large-footed bat
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus); whitenecked stork
silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
white poplar (Populus alba); abele
white poplar (Populus alba); abele
milky fiddler crab (Austruca lactea)
Parnassia foliosa (species of flowering herb)
white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnu); black wildebeest